Compartment shower



Sept. 16, 1941. H. MULLET 2,255,893

COMPARTMENT SHOWER Filed July 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTONEYS A B \Q FIG. 4.

Patented Sept. 16, 1941 UNlTED snares COMPARTMENT SHOWER Howard G. Mullett, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Bradley Washfcuntain Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application July 25, 1938, Serial No. 221,088

3 Claims. (Cl. 4l45) The invention relates to showers and more particularly to group or compartment showers.

Heretofore, in the manufacture of group showers it has been usual to prepare a special foundation or base for the shower which had to be done on the site and generally necessitated either very heavy or special supporting construction. This had the eiiect of limiting the use of group showers in most instances to new buildings. The object of the present invention is to provide a shower structure which does not require a special foundation for its installation and which can be made at the factory and shipped to the place of use ready for installation. The construction also isolates the drain water of each compartment from the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a group shower structure in which each of the shower units is separately drained so that the same is more sanitary than the usual group shower since drain water from one shower compartment cannot spread out into an adjacent compartment.

A furthe robject of the invention is to provide a shower in which the base is formed of a plurality of units which may be readily assembled together and associated with a common drain.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a shower structure embodying the invention, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detailed plan view of one of the base units;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a detailed sectional View taken on the line '!'I of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a detailed perspective view of a waterproofing member;

Fig. 10 is a plan view of base structure for a semi-circular shower.

Referring to the drawings, the shower embodying the invention includes a plurality of base units l2 of generally sector-shaped form which cular or substantially semi-circular shower foundation. Each of the units I2 is dished to form a basin I3 with the converging side walls l4 and the front wall I5, the bottom of said basin tapering from said front wall toward the inner end I6 of said unit and having aroughened or nonslipping circular. area or spot I2. The inner end I6 is provided with a drainage opening which is here formed by a metal drain chut H which is inset in the material forming the body of the unit. As herein shown the body is formed of a terrazo concrete which is cast to the desired from, but it may be formed of cast or pressed metal if desired, the roughened spot [2' being formed by small spaced projections extending up from the main surface of the bottom. The front side I8 of the end I6 is curved to conform to the curvature of a cylindrical drain fitting l9 which has a lower annular flange 2!) and flange projections 20 between which the top and bottom sides of the front end I6 fit and openings 2| to receive the inner ends of the chutes H.

The drain fitting I9 forms the base for a tubular post or standard 22 which is fitted into the upper portion of the same. A collar 23 covers the top of the fitting l9 and also a cement filling 23' beneath the same. The fitting I9 has a threaded opening 24 in its lower end to take the drain pipe 25 and has an annular foot portion 26 at its lower end resting on the regular base floor 21 of the building in which the structure is to be installed. The chutes IT. project inwardly to such an extent as to discharge the waste directly into the pipe 25.

The base units I2 are adapted to rest on the top or finish flooring 28 which is cut out Over the foot portion 26, the inner end of the base units resting on the flange 20', there being drainage openings 39 in the fitting [9 adjacent the foot portion 26. There is also a peripheral strengthening flange 29 on the portion 26 which rests upon a recessed portion 28 of the finished flooring 28 and largely transmits the load of said fitting and standard thereto. This flange 29 is provided with holes (not shown) for the reception of screws to fasten the fitting 26 to the floor.

Short studs 3| are mounted in complementary recesses 32 in adjacent base units, as shown in Fig. 7 or in the outer sides of the units as indicated in the semi-circular base at 32' in Fig. 10. In either case these studs 3| form stops against which set screws 34 on posts 33 fitting over said studs may abut so as to initially cant the upper ends of said posts outwardly from the center of may be assembled together to form either a cirthe structures so that they may be brought incation being similar to that shown and described in detail in U. S. Patent No. 1,747,838, dated February 18, 1930, to H. A. Mullett and Herman E; Heine andincluding the control valves 4| and 42 for the hot and cold water respectively, the

tempered water proceeding from the mixing chamber to the pipes 43, each of which has a suitable shower sprayhead 44.

Partitions 45 are mounted between the uprights 33 and the standard 22 to form the compartments, one' sprayhead discharging into each compartment. The details of the partition and Inlet pipes 39 and 40 for ceals openings that may exist between the Wooden floor and the bottom of the basins or receptors.

The above described shower construction can be supplied complete at a lower cost than Where the base has to be'formed at the site and permits the installation of showers in old buildings not suitable for the built-in shower.

I. desire it. to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are included in the claims.

What I claim asmy invention is:

1. In a' shower apparatus, the combination of a base formed of individual sector-shaped basins arranged in abutting relation, the fronts of said basins being recessed at their adjoining edges,

the method of its attachment to the framing will he found in the prior U. S. Patent No. 2,042,547. dated June 2,. 1936, to A. Mullett. Reference is also made to'U. S. Patent No- 1,821,229,. dated September 1, 1931, to Howard A. Mullett and HermanE. Heine for: other arrangements of mixi'ng; valve and framing that may beused: with the 7 base units previously described.

Flexible curtains 46 may be suspended on the bars 38 for' movement relative thereto. Metal strips 41 maybe laid; over the tops of the adjoining sides I 4 of the units and: be secured. in this position by' inserting; their inner ends: 48 beneath the? flanges 21! and bringing their outer end portions. over the curved ends of. the rear wall l5 down through. a recess 49 formedby complementary recesses. in; adjoining. sections and: securing them by brazing to a similar'met'al band 50' that surrounds the-.units adjacent their bases; The strips 41 prevent waterworking' into the cracks between adjacent units, and the band 511 functions' principally as a finishing member andconmetal covering strips extending over the abutting sides of said basins and through said reccesses at the fronts of said basins, a metal band surrounding the assembled basins, the lower ends of said strips at the fronts of said basins being secured to said band; and a common drain into which said basins discharge.

2.-In a shower apparatus, the combination of a base formed of individual sector-shaped basins arranged in abutting relation, a common drain into which said basins discharge, the abutting sides of said basins having complementary recesses, rods mounted in said recesses, compartment framing for said basins including uprights, and a wedging connection between said uprights and said rods.

3. In a shower apparatus, the combination of a drain fitting having a tubular standard receiving portion and spaced upper and lower flanges at its lower end portion, individual sector-shaped basins arranged in abutting relation and supported at their inner ends on the upper of said flanges; the inner ends'of said basins each havin a discharge portion communicating with said fitting, the lower of said flanges providing a supporting base portion, and a drain pipe connected to the base of said drain fitting.

HOWARD G. MULLETT. 

